Best of the Team Brands Tournament: 1st Round Rundown

1st Round

Sweet 16

Elite 8

Final 4

Below is the rundown of all previous 1st Round match-ups held from Thursday 3/21 to Sunday 3/24, starting with the most recent at the top.

Sunday March 24, 2013

1st Round  -  14 vs 19
2011 Flying Squirrels	VS	2012 Thunder Ducks
+  Unique, identifiable color scheme +  Many good options in logo set		+  Flames alt. calls back to Git r' Done heritage +  Gold signifies reigning champions
surveys & polls

1st Round  -  11 vs 22
2011-12 Belgian Wiffles	VS	2011 Ass Kickers
+  Great color scheme +  2011 NWLA team name of the year		+  Combines Wiffle with a straight-forward intent +  Simplicity matches their everyman personality
feedback surveys

Saturday March 23, 2013

1st Round  -  15 vs 18
2011 Jason Mattseals	VS	2011-12 Wiffling DeLoppes
+  Jason Maxiell + (C) Jason Matt = clever, fun name +  Kelley and royal color scheme is a winner		+  Home whites and road greys +  Hats with the stylized WD logo
polls Another tightly contested match-up, never more than two votes apart, and it went to overtime after tied at midnight. The 2011-12 DeLoppes had home and road uniforms, but seemed to lose points in colors and logos, which is where the 2011 Mattseals picked theirs up. In the end it was the DeLoppes pulling it out by one vote to move on to the Sweet 16.

1st Round  -  10 vs 23
2013 Westside Warriors	VS	2012 Donkeys
+  New hats to go with great jerseys +  Alt. bat logo spices up set		+  Hand drawn original +  Unexpected red jerseys
survey service For the second day in a row the Westside Warriors franchise was involved in a tight race. This time, however, the 2013 Warriors were able to pull out the last minute victory in extra minutes.

Friday March 22, 2013

1st Round  -  13 vs 20
2011 Westside Warriors	VS	2012 Seamen
+  Fantastic jersey design +  Black and orange scheme is stand out		+  A fun little homophone +  A Wiffled sperm, wearing a hat!?
surveys & polls We have our first upset of the tournament! The 2012 Seamen (#20) slipped passed the (#13) 2011 Westside Warriors by ONE vote. This probably means a lot of 12 year olds voted, but that is who the Wiffle ball is made for. So, perfect! The lead went back and forth all day, the largest being by three votes around 2 PM. The 2012 Seamen will now face the (#4) 2012 Campus Commandos in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. The Westside franchise is not out of it yet. The (#10) 2013 Warriors square off with the (#23) 2012 Donkeys tomorrow. Perhaps their second shot will be as strong a statement as King Friday's was today.

1st Round  -  12 vs 21
2013 King Friday	VS	2011 Campus Commandos
+  King is even classier w/ bolder lines & colors +  New alternates up the fun even more		+  Unique double green scheme +  A "Jungle" field is perfect for Commandos
surveys & polls 2013 King Friday avenged the late-night loss of their 2012 namesake from the day before with an absolute route of the 2011 Campus Commandos. They won with nearly 90% of the vote, 51-6, with that split holding strong all day long. They move on to face (#5) 2013 Holy Balls, a real-life rival, in the Sweet 16. The Commandos franchise still has a shot with the 2012 Campus Commandos ranked #4 and set to face the (2012 Seamen) in the Sweet 16.

Thursday March 21, 2013

1st Round  -  16 vs 17
2013 Islanders	VS	2012 King Friday
+  Pirates! +  Name is very fitting for their scenic locale		+  That king is all kinds of classy +  Name and look embrace the fun of the game
online polls Everything you want when a 16 and 17 seed face off! The '13 Islanders held a small lead through the first 8 hours of the day before '12 King Friday overtook them in the 5 o'clock hour. Friday pushed to a 5 vote lead at one point, but the Islanders surged back late. Votes continued pouring in until the poll closed, and with the late push the Islanders rolled to their largest lead: an 84-67 victory. The King Friday franchise isn't totally out of it yet. Their updated 2013 King Friday look, complete with new jerseys, is seeded 12th and will face the '11 Commandos on Friday. Hey, that's gotta be good for some kind of luck!

1st Round  -  9 vs 24
2012 Flying Squirrels	VS	2011 Git r' Done
+  Standout, unique color scheme +  Home and road jerseys		+  Hand drawn original +  Fits the 2011 squad's style
survey tool '11 Git r' Done made things interesting early, matching the '12 Flying Squirrels through the first couple hours. However, the Squirrels started to pull away and continued to cushion their lead as the day went on, ultimately winning with 78% of the vote. The Git r' Done/Ducks franchise still has two horses in the race, though, including the #1 seeded '13 Ducks.